Rooted in Christ

Sister Christine has always been old. She was old when I was in elementary school. She was old when I was in middle school and she was old when I turned sixteen. There was one thing Sister Christine was not . . . she was not old at heart. Sister Christine loves people. She has…

Kellie and her husband Greg have been married 29 years and have four children ranging in age from 13 to 24. She co-founded Mentoring Moments for Christian Women in 2005. Kellie is a homeschooling mom who enjoys reading and studying the Bible, writing, photography, and learning how to cook.

It’s amazing how God works. What I thought was going to be a plane ride for a girls weekend turned into much, much more. My story is about a sweet girl I met on an airplane. Actually, we didn’t really meet until she ran after me once we departed from the plane. After chasing me…

Caroline Harries works for the corporate world during the day, but during her nights and weekends enjoys spending time with her husband of two years, hanging out with friends, being outdoors, traveling the world and blogging over at http://www.in-due-time.com.

During a study at church about serving like Jesus served, it was noted that being used by God isn’t always convenient. Being interrupted is to be expected, even embraced, if we want to be God’s instrument. It got me thinking. When I have failed to obey God and speak to someone about Christ’s unconditional love,…

Hi there! I’m Kelly J. Stigliano. My husband, Jerry and I enjoy life in Orange Park, FL. A blended family, we have five grown children, a son-in-law, and two granddaughters. They live across the land and in England!
I grew up in a small northeastern Ohio town and was a rebellious teenager. Within a five-year period, I moved through the statistics of being a pregnant, teen bride, abused spouse, and single parent.
Although I learned about Jesus as a child in Sunday school, I met Him personally as a broke and broken single mother of two sweet, but rowdy preschoolers. We watched God meet our needs day after day.
Growing in a new relationship with Jesus Christ, I had enough faith to enroll my daughter in Christian school. I wasn’t sure how I’d pay the tuition, but knew that’s what the Lord wanted me to do, so I obeyed. That’s where I met Jerry, her handsome, single principal.
He asked me out in November and we were married the following November. We’d each been divorced, so getting married was another step of faith. All statistics say a second marriage like ours shouldn’t work, but I’m happy to report that we have celebrated over 30 wedding anniversaries!
God teaches me lessons and I write about them so, hopefully, we can all learn together. No one benefits when we wear masks, so I try to stay transparent. I like to say that everyone has skeletons in their closets, but my closets have no doors on them!
To read some articles I’ve had published, explore the books I’ve contributed to, hear a dramatization of God’s story in my life from the “UNSHACKLED!” radio program, read about the topics I speak on most often, or see photos of my beautiful family, please visit my website, www.kellystigliano.com.
Life is like a whitewater rafting ride. You never know what’s up ahead, but you know you’re not alone. So just hang on tight, let the spray of God’s goodness wash over you, and enjoy the ride!

If I had a formula for forgiveness, I’d be a very rich woman. It’s something we all struggle with at some time in our lives. While praying the Lord’s Prayer, it hit me. When I said, “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us,” I thought, Oh no! I need God…

Hi there! I’m Kelly J. Stigliano. My husband, Jerry and I enjoy life in Orange Park, FL. A blended family, we have five grown children, a son-in-law, and two granddaughters. They live across the land and in England!
I grew up in a small northeastern Ohio town and was a rebellious teenager. Within a five-year period, I moved through the statistics of being a pregnant, teen bride, abused spouse, and single parent.
Although I learned about Jesus as a child in Sunday school, I met Him personally as a broke and broken single mother of two sweet, but rowdy preschoolers. We watched God meet our needs day after day.
Growing in a new relationship with Jesus Christ, I had enough faith to enroll my daughter in Christian school. I wasn’t sure how I’d pay the tuition, but knew that’s what the Lord wanted me to do, so I obeyed. That’s where I met Jerry, her handsome, single principal.
He asked me out in November and we were married the following November. We’d each been divorced, so getting married was another step of faith. All statistics say a second marriage like ours shouldn’t work, but I’m happy to report that we have celebrated over 30 wedding anniversaries!
God teaches me lessons and I write about them so, hopefully, we can all learn together. No one benefits when we wear masks, so I try to stay transparent. I like to say that everyone has skeletons in their closets, but my closets have no doors on them!
To read some articles I’ve had published, explore the books I’ve contributed to, hear a dramatization of God’s story in my life from the “UNSHACKLED!” radio program, read about the topics I speak on most often, or see photos of my beautiful family, please visit my website, www.kellystigliano.com.
Life is like a whitewater rafting ride. You never know what’s up ahead, but you know you’re not alone. So just hang on tight, let the spray of God’s goodness wash over you, and enjoy the ride!

If you began following Mentoring Moments back in the day, you will recognize the name Dr. Richard Marks. He was a regular speaker on our free monthly mentoring calls. Do you remember his discussion on depression in women? It was one of the most popular along with his multiple calls on a variety of marital…

Kellie and her husband Greg have been married 29 years and have four children ranging in age from 13 to 24. She co-founded Mentoring Moments for Christian Women in 2005. Kellie is a homeschooling mom who enjoys reading and studying the Bible, writing, photography, and learning how to cook.

I don’t even remember her name. She was a friendly resident in a row of community-supported retirement apartments on the edge of Belvidere Park. I was a new reporter for the local newspaper, doing a story on the apartments, and she invited me in to see hers. I think there was tea involved, and after…

“Do you want to go to a fabric store and learn how to paint on fabric?” That was one of the many outings Belle Barron a 65 year old retired nurse asked me her 23 year old pastor’s wife to adventure with her. We had lots of fun painting, crafting, cooking, and studying God’s word…

Page Hughes is a Jesus loving party girl who is always ready to have fun! She has been married to Dr. Les Hughes for over 30 years and they reside in Alabaster, Alabama. Les and Page have been blessed with 4 amazing children and 4 fabulous grand children who are the source of many great illustrations. Page loves people well through ministering to their hurts, cooking delicious meals, and partying with the purpose of leading others to a deeper relationship with Jesus. Page’s goal in life is to go to heaven when she dies and take as many people as she can with her.

When we think of “mentoring,” it is often the one-on-one kind. However, mentoring occurs in a variety of ways: books, conferences, Bible studies, even blogs. Back in 2011 Mentoring Moments started a series called Words from the Wise to highlight godly mentors. While each of these ladies may not know any of us personally, their…

Kellie and her husband Greg have been married 29 years and have four children ranging in age from 13 to 24. She co-founded Mentoring Moments for Christian Women in 2005. Kellie is a homeschooling mom who enjoys reading and studying the Bible, writing, photography, and learning how to cook.

Cindy Sampson was saved as a child in her home in Defuniak, Florida as she watched a Billy Graham crusade on television. She knew she was a sinner and needed Jesus so when Graham asked those who wanted to be saved to pray she did. Though she was young and the only one in her…

Page Hughes is a Jesus loving party girl who is always ready to have fun! She has been married to Dr. Les Hughes for over 30 years and they reside in Alabaster, Alabama. Les and Page have been blessed with 4 amazing children and 4 fabulous grand children who are the source of many great illustrations. Page loves people well through ministering to their hurts, cooking delicious meals, and partying with the purpose of leading others to a deeper relationship with Jesus. Page’s goal in life is to go to heaven when she dies and take as many people as she can with her.

“No one can sum up all God is able to accomplish through one solitary life, wholly yielded, adjusted, and obedient to Him.” D.L. Moody In Mentoring Moment’s mailbag, I would say the number one question asked is requesting help in locating a mentor. Finding a godly Christian woman who lives her life walking by the…

Kellie and her husband Greg have been married 29 years and have four children ranging in age from 13 to 24. She co-founded Mentoring Moments for Christian Women in 2005. Kellie is a homeschooling mom who enjoys reading and studying the Bible, writing, photography, and learning how to cook.